U.S. steps up crackdown on demonstrators
U.S. police has intensified on Thursday the crackdown on demonstrators anti-corporatist and has arrested about 150 people in San Francisco and Washington . In Washington, protesters have gathered at K street, place of the corporations and political lobbies country. During the march dozens of congregations have been thrown to the floor blocking the intersection of the city’s largest, reported Press TV. The police have arrested at least 60 angry at Washington, while protesters reiterated their rejection of 
the excessive influence of money in politics the United States. “We came here to protest the fact that corporate greed, corruption and deceit are taking our country from us,” complained one protester. The arrests were made in Washington a few hours after the security forces of San Francisco arrested about 75 protesters as dismantled about 100 tents. San Francisco has become a major center of camp after police last week lifted several tents in the cities of Los Angeles and Philadelphia. On hand, outraged the city of Boston have reported that will keep the protests despite a court has banned concentrations in public places. The movement of “Wall Street occupies” began last September 17 in New York when a group of protesters gathered on Wall Street, the financial heart of the city, protesting against the unfair distribution of wealth in the country and the undue influence of large corporations on the policy of the United States. Aha / rh / j / b
Boston Mayor threatens protesters
The mayor of the U.S. city of Boston, Thomas Menino, has threatened on Thursday to apply repressive measures against anti-Wall Street protesters who refuse to leave their camps .
Menino has given the protesters a “busy Boston” midnight deadline Thursday to abandon their camps set up in Dewey Square, according to reports the U.S. digital newspaper first.
Menino’s ultimatum was released after the judge of the Tribunal Superior de Suffolk (Massachusetts), Frances McIntyre, rejected on Wednesday, December 7 request by the anti-capitalist group “We occupy Boston” in order to prevent the authorities, municipal take action against their camp .
Following the ruling of the judge, the mayor of Boston issued a statement in which he welcomed because he said the decision provides clarity over the status that we deal with Dewey Square in Boston .
However, the organizers of “occupying Boston” insisted they have no plans to abandon their camps, while expressed their hope that the High Court revoked the sentence given by Judge McIntyre.
” We are calling all our supporters to join us tonight in Dewey Square. We hope to come and defend the rights of 99 percent of the population, “said Ariel Oshinsky, a volunteer group of protesters.
U.S. calls for peaceful demonstrations in Russia
United States will continue supporting the rights of Russian citizens in peaceful protests, has reported on Wednesday the State Department spokesman in the United States, Mark Toner. “And again, I think as we said before, we advocate for the rights of any person to appear in a peaceful way – peacefully – anywhere in the world, and Russia is no different, “U.S. spokesman said, according to reports the agency RIA Novosti Russian news. About 300 people were arrested on Monday during a demonstration in Moscow, Moscow, in protest against the results of the elections of parliament. According to Toner, U.S. holders are also concerned about fraud in the legislative elections in Russia, including U.S. Secretary of Hillary Clinton, who said his concern about holding the elections and called for an investigation into fraud and electoral manipulation. The U.S. official asked Russia to follow the recommendations of international observers, including a report by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which will end in the coming weeks, and ensure the democratic process, free and clear for people. For Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia called on Tuesday in a statement , ¨ ¨ unacceptable statements made by senior White House officials about Russian parliamentary elections, especially Clinton’s comments who said that the elections in Russia “neither free nor fair.” observers of the OSCE and the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) said Monday that the elections were technically well managed throughout the Russian territory, but criticized the lack of impartiality during the campaign, “marked by a convergence between the state and the ruling party.” Still, President Dmitry Medvedev, called Sunday’s election as free and democratic, but ordered an investigation into the alleged violations. Sg / kt / tt / a
U.S. opens virtual embassy in Iran to admit their mistakes
The spokesman of the Ministry of Affairs Foreign Affairs of Iran, Ramin Mehmanparast, said Wednesday night that the opening of the virtual embassy Washington would mean the U.S. government’s confession of his great mistake regarding the termination of his relations with Tehran. ” If the White House has resorted to this measure, most of all, a confession is regarded as the great mistake made by the U.S. government to cut relations with Iran and giving back to this nation, however, the initiatives will not amend the wrong virtual Nor America convey the message to the Iranian people, as they have announced “the spokesman said Iran’s Foreign Ministry, according to IRIB. According Mehmanparast, the Iranian nation has received the message from the U.S. government over the past three decades by means of sanctions, attacks against aircraft in the Persian Gulf, factions supporting terrorists like the hypocrites, and Tondar Rigi , the multilateral fight and of course failed against the advances of Iranian scientists, the raising of unfounded allegations and many other destructive actions against this people. In fact, it is a problem of American government that has not received the message of the Iranian nation, said the official Islamic country then added that since the coup 
against the popular government in Iran before the revolution to support the murder of Iranian scientists at the present time, the North American country has not heard or rather has ignored the message of Iranian people, who proclaims the principles of “independence, freedom and Islamic republic “for their welfare and happiness. Mehmanparast advised the U.S. Learn from the past and honestly change his attitude against the great Iranian nation. U.S. and Iran have no diplomatic relations since the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979. nab / kt / tt / a
Gap is generated between the EU member countries
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While France and Germany insist on carrying out a reform of the Treaties of the European Union (EU), five European countries, including Britain , have warned they will veto the Franco-German proposal, arguing that such measures would harm their interests . On the summit of the EU launched two days on Thursday in Brussels , Belgium, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, proposed a reform of the EU Treaties, which provides for fines to the European country that infringes on the ceilings of 3% of GDP for the deficit and 60% for the debt, according to reports AFP. Both leaders have called on the countries of the euro zone accession of the “golden rule”-a government deficit below 3% “of gross domestic product (GDP) – in each of their constitutions in order to guarantee a balanced budget, as it has done executive Spanish. This treaty will give enough credit to the Court of Justice in Luxembourg to review if the reforms are too mild . Opposed to Franco-German mentioned, the United Kingdom, Poland, Sweden, Finland and
Romania reiterated his threat to veto any decision regarding a change in EU treaties have negative effects the interests of his country . ” I will do my best for Britain and I hope we get an agreement that is good, “said the Prime Minister of Britain, Conservative David Cameron, who blames the Eurozone, its main trading partner of economic problems that have hung over their country . In the same vein, the president of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeldt, told the press, he asserted that Stockholm will not support a treaty reform . Although Sarkozy said Thursday that same that if officials fail to reach a broad consensus at the European summit “there is no second chance,” however, the disagreement expressed by the five European countries, would witness the creation of a gap between European countries .
NATO reaffirms its commitment to Afghanistan after 2014
The Ministers Affairs of NATO reiterated Thursday its commitment “long term” with Afghanistan during the period of withdrawal and after 2014, when it expected to complete the withdrawal of forces, international, although the secretary general of the alliance Anders Fogh Rasmussen, has stressed that it alone can not afford the Afghan army and police.
“Financing the security forces after 2014 Afghan national is not only a responsibility of NATO or ISAF (International Security Assistance Force Security). We see it as a responsibility of the entire international community, “he warned at a press conference after the meeting that all countries have maintained that contribute to the mission in Afghanistan.
“We will not let you have a security vacuum. Will not allow the return to Afghanistan and instability in the region. This is the best guarantee we can give,” said Rasmussen. “The mission of ISAF combat will end, but the support of the international community to Afghanistan will not end,” he insisted.
Rasmussen has acknowledged that the cost of supporting Afghan forces depend on “a lot” of such factors as the final size of their forces. NATO and Kabul have agreed to increase the number of Army troops and police up to 352,000, although allied sources acknowledge that the final number could be lower after completion of the relay.
In any case, the Dane has made it clear that the size of “long term” depends on the situation on the ground. “It’s too early to give an exact figure,” he assured , and urged the Afghan forces will be “a defensive force.”
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, recalled that the international community “has pledged long-term financing” to support Afghan forces and urged each of the actors involved in one way or another to “refine” his future contributions, even after 2014. Rasmussen pointed out that the allies should agree to “a package of concrete assistance” in the next summit in Chicago in May.
“The transition to Afghan security leadership marks the beginning of a new phase.’s Not the end of our commitment and efforts,” stressed the head of American diplomacy, which has defended the need to provide “a basis strong so that Afghanistan can build a stable and peaceful future. ”
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Rasmussen has said that the transition is “up” and will be completed “late 2014″ and welcomed the commitment of partners to promote the removal of a “coordinated and responsible.” “Over the next three years our role will evolve gradually from combat to training and support. This will allow us to keep changing our structure,” he explained.
IRAN IS NOT THE JOB UNFINISHED
In any case, Rasmussen has made it clear that the troops international “will not leave the job unfinished.” “We will not allow Afghanistan to fall back into the hands of insurgents,” in part because it is something that rejects “most” of the country, he stressed. “But the whole international community is interested in maintaining security,” he added.
Clinton has acknowledged that the attacks terrorists remain a “big challenge” given that the Afghans “do not have the resources, technology and networks that we have to protect” and stressed the need for Afghanistan and Pakistan to cooperate deal with the insurgent groups that operate on both sides of the border . “These groups are a threat to all countries. We spend a lot time, effort and resources, as our friends in Europe to protect against attacks,” he stressed.
PROGRESS IN MANY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
Both have argued however, “progress in security in many parts of Afghanistan” in the words of Clinton. Rasmussen highlighted the “significant” of insurgent attacks in the southern province of Helmand, the Taliban’s traditional stronghold, and has indicated that “security is improving in the city of Herat,” where the attacks escalated when it was announced in July that it would happen to be controlled by Afghan forces.
He also noted that there has been a reduction of 24 percent in attacks across the country over the past three months and highlighted the ability of the Afghan police to prevent “several significant attacks without direct assistance” of international troops.
Rasmussen pointed out that once you complete “end of the year” the transfer to Afghan hands of the new territories announced by Kabul in the second phase of relief – including several districts of Badghis province, where the bulk is highlighted Spanish contingent – more than half of the country’s population will be protected by Afghan forces.
“This is a great achievement for our Afghan partners. We have the dynamics, but keep it require a commitment and ongoing support,” he concluded.
Venezuela denies the charge of the Israeli regime
The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, said on Thursday that the constant accusations of the regime of Israel, are but steps to “justify the aggression.” The Ministry of Affairs Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, challenged by a statement , the charges the Deputy Minister Israel, Moshe Yaalon, who had declared Tuesday that the Islamic Republic of Iran has planned to create a “terrorist infrastructure” in Latin America, with the support of authorities Venezuelan order to “attack against the United States, Israel and allies “. The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry in its letter states that “the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects the statements made by Deputy Prime Minister of the Israeli regime, Moshe Yaalon, in an interview during his visit to the Republic of Uruguay, in which openly accuses Venezuela of participating in conspiracies to commit terrorist attacks and acts of terrorism “, as quoted by Efe. The paper notes that the Government encourages deep Venezuelan relations of solidarity and brotherhood with all peoples of the continent and the world as just shown in the historic summit CELAC founding. Add to this South American country also repudiates the Israeli regime’s policies in an effort to manipulate the world in this regard points out: “make use of lies and slander to serve dark interests” and confirms that his relationship with the generous government and people of Iran is based on the pursuit of “peace and development.” In 2009, following the military offensive by the Israeli regime against the Gaza Strip that killed more than 1400 Palestinians, President Chavez expelled the ambassador to Israel, becoming the second country after Mauritania, which ended its diplomatic relations with the regime in response to this bloody attack. mls / nl / mm /
Madrid hosts seminar on “Islam in Spain”
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The seminar “1300 years of Islam in Spain” was held on Wednesday at the University Complutense of Madrid’s capital city in the presence of several experts and speakers. The event was sponsored by the Federation of Muslim Spain. The Center for European and Mediterranean Studies, the Islamic Cultural Center of Valencia, the Islamic Community of Madrid and the Cultural Department of the Iranian Embassy in Madrid also contributed to the seminar, reported IRNA. Juan Martos Quesada, teacher and Head of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Complutense, Emilio Gonález Ferrin, historian, physician and professor of Arabic and Islamic Thought at the University of Seville , Kamal Halawa, a surgeon and Amir Purpezeshk, cultural attache at the Embassy of Islamic Republic of Iran in Spain, Laura Rodriguez, a member of the Federation of Muslims and Yusuf Fernandez, secretary of the Federation of Muslims of Spain were the speakers of this seminar. Before his speech, Professor Juan Martos Quesada lamented the lack Spanish government support commemorative events to celebrate 1300 years related to the presence of Islam in this country. Participants in the seminar, which lasted one day, they shared their views face to the presence of Islam in Spain for 1300 years. The historical reality of Andalusia, the influence of Iranian and Islamic culture in Spain, the historical background of relations between the peoples of Spain and Iran and the recapture period are among the topics discussed at the seminar. The Muslim period of the peninsula Iberian began in 711 and
Putin accuses U.S. of encouraging post-election protests
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused the U.S. of encouraging the protests for electoral fraud in last Sunday’s elections injecting hundreds of millions of dollars. Specifically, told Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“He gave the note to some activists, dissidents, has sent a signal. They’ve heard and have begun to work actively, “Putin said during a political rally.
In addition, Putin, leader of the victorious Russian United, has accused some of the protesters who focus daily on Moscow to have selfish political objectives and has ensured that the vast majority of Russians do not want political instability in countries like Ukraine or Kyrgyzstan.
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“We are all adults and understand that some of the organizers (…) act in accordance with a well-known scenario and their own political mercenaries,” he added.
The United States has expressed “grave concern” at reports of irregularities during the elections, and Clinton has come to suggest that there were even a few elections fair.
France welcomes U.S. Treasury Secretary
The secretary of the U.S. Treasury, Timothy Geithner, met on Wednesday with his French counterpart, François Baroin, in Paris to address the economic crisis in Europe. The official said the U.S. need for the European Union has sufficient means to ensure stability in financial and stressed that the EU should have “a strong enough firewalls “to prevent the crisis from spreading to other countries. What he called “important to the U.S. and the rest of the world that Europe’s success in this mission, “according to reports AFP. The authority of France, for his part said that the 27 eurozone members will help solve the economic crisis through entry, urgently, rescue fund future permanent eurozone . Baroin also said that the “firewall” could be strengthened by the involvement of the IMF and the increased resources it provides, to the U.S. refusal to increase their fund contributions. In a time when the authorities of the EU seek ways to end the crisis in Greece, the economic situation in other countries, including Italy, Spain, Germany and France appear to intensify with the passing of the days. According some experts if the recession intensifies in Europe is likely to collapse in the euro area and increase the debt in the region. ‘s presence in Europe Geihner will run for three days, which is scheduled to meet with President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, the Prime Minister Italian, Mario Monti, and the future Spanish president, Mariano Rajoy. sg / kt / tt / a
Libyans call the militia out of Tripoli
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About 2,000 people came out on Wednesday to the streets of Tripoli to ask the militants – who helped in the liberation of Libya from the dominion of the old regime – leaving the city of Tripoli. The protesters called for peace and tranquility in the capital and demanded it final departure before 20 December, reports the agency Europa Press news. On Tuesday, the Council Transitional National Libyan (CNT), issued an ultimatum to the entire population Libya to release before the end of year guns in his power, remember that the popular uprising began in mid-February and war finally ended in a civil , hath armed most of the people of this North African country. According to the CNT, it causes serious problems in safety country and not allow the police and army to carry out their tasks. brigades also announced that Tripoli should belong exclusively to the end of this month, or join the new Armed Forces under dependence of the ministries of Interior and Defense or simply return to civilian life. The popular revolts started in mid-February, repression and armed by the former dictator’s regime against civilians, fighting and Tripoli are making some of the reasons that led these fighters to fight against the allied forces of the dictator Moammar Gadhafi . After winning the battle against the tyrant leader, the makeshift militia did not abandon this city, according to the National Council for some of these groups are even able to press for political career in the elections of 2012 , the first for over 30 years ago. Spd / kt / tt / a
Oil Sanctions affect EU closer to Iran
The analyst of the research group the Center for Global Energy Studies (CGES, its acronym in English), Manouchehr Takin, has warned that the cessation of oil imports from Iran to Europe would hurt more to Europe than Iran. CGES investigator said that the anti-Iranian adoption of this measure will generate adverse effects on European refineries, as he said that European countries dependent on oil from Iran to come to the crisis facing today said on Thursday the British journal International Business Time . The foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) imposed last December 1 180 new sanctions against Iranian individuals and companies, but failed to impose an embargo on the country’s oil sector. After Saudi Saud i, Iran is the second largest exporter oil from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Of the 2, 3 million barrels of oil produced per day, 450,000 are exported to the EU, according to U.S. Department of Energy U.S., the Israeli regime and its allies accuse Iran of pursuing a program nuclear military and have used this argument as a pretext to convince the Security Council in the imposition of four rounds of sanctions against the Islamic country. Iran has denied the allegations repeatedly promoted mainly by the U.S. and demands respect for its right to develop and acquire nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, as indicated in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to which he belongs, as a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency. mp / nl / mm / c